American Pumpkin vs Potto

Cucurbita pepo compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• American Pumpkin is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Pumpkin	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Lorisidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Perodicticus
Species	Cucurbita pepo	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

American Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Pumpkin	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Pumpkin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Pumpkin

The American Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.